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encouragesverbpresent tense third-person singular of encourage to fill with courage or strength of purposea pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win bears up, bucks up, buoys (up), cheers (up), chirks (up), emboldens, heartens, inspires, inspirits, steels animates, enlivens, invigoratesenforces, fortifies, reinforces(also reenforces), strengthensassures, reassuresboosts, energizes, excites, galvanizes, provokes, quickens, rallies, stimulates, stirs daunts, discourages, disheartens, dispirits demoralizes, depresses, saddensdebilitates, enfeebles, hamstrings, undermines, weakensintimidates, psychs (out) to help the growth or development ofasserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations advances, cultivates, forwards, fosters, furthers, incubates, nourishes, nurses, nurtures, promotes advocates, backs, champions, endorses(also indorses), supports, upholdsendows, finances, funds, patronizes, stakes, subsidizes, underwritesabets, aids, assistsadvertises, boosts, plugs, publicizes, toutsagitates (for), campaigns (for), works (for) discourages, frustrates, hinders, inhibits bans, bars, enjoins, forbids, interdicts, outlaws, prevents, prohibits, proscribesbattles, combats, contends (with), counters, fights, opposesrepresses, snuffs (out), squashes, squelches, stifles, subdues, suppressesarrests, checks, halts, retardsencumbers, fetters, hobbles, impedes, interferes (with), manacles, obstructs, shackles to rouse to strong feeling or actionthe movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter arouses, excites, fires (up), impassions, incites, instigates, moves, piques, provokes, revs (up), sparks, stimulates, stirs fans, ignites, inflames(also enflames), kindles, triggersactivates, animates, drives, energizes, galvanizes, induces, inspires, keys (up), motivates, motives, pumps up, quickens, sets off, vitalizesabets, ferments, foments, raises, whips (up)angers, enrages, maddens, upsetsjeers, taunts, teasesaggravates, annoys, bothers, exasperates, galls, gets, irritates, vexes builds a fire under calms, soothes, subdues, tranquilizes(also tranquillizes)appeases, mollifies, pacifies, placates to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of actionthe pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage eggs (on), exhorts, goads, nudges, presses, prods, prompts, urges drives, propels, spurs, stimulateshurries, hustles, pushes, rushesadjures, beseeches, implores, importunesblandishes, cajoles, coaxes, soft-soaps, wheedleshigh-pressures, nags, needles, pressuresfoments, incites, instigates, provokes, stirs (up) deters, discourages, dissuadesbrakes, checks, constrains, curbs, holds back, inhibits, restrains |